The CIA warned Poland about potential Russian hybrid threats including a possible provocation targeting undersea telecommunications infrastructure critical to international financial systems. Russian forces have reportedly mapped undersea cables between Europe and the U.S., as well as those along the Baltic seabed between Scandinavia and Poland and between the UK and Europe, used by the international banking system. The U.S. has advised Poland to prepare its banking system for threats that could disrupt interbank transactions totaling $10 trillion daily through these cables.

The CIA warned Poland about potential Russian hybrid threats including a possible provocation targeting undersea telecommunications infrastructure critical to international financial systems. Russian forces have reportedly mapped undersea cables between Europe and the U.S., as well as those along the Baltic seabed between Scandinavia and Poland and between the UK and Europe, used by the international banking system. The U.S. has advised Poland to prepare its banking system for threats that could disrupt interbank transactions totaling $10 trillion daily through these cables.